Alonso aiming for ‘revenge’ in Qatar after just missing out on points in Las Vegas.
Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso says he and his team “deserved” points in Las Vegas, after he came home in P11.
24 Nov 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

‘Revenge’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/al...93642466150177


Alonso expects more “pain” in final races as Aston Martin are slowest in Las Vegas
23rd Nov 2024
Keith Collantine
RaceFans

Aston Martin’s downward spiral is continuing at the Las Vegas Grand Prix where they are Formula 1’s slowest team for the first time this year. “It was tough, but no surprise,” Alonso admitted. “We’ve been struggling the last four or five months with the performance of the car and sometimes we managed to make some progress in Q1, sometimes we don’t. Today, unfortunately, we didn’t.”

Aston Martin began last season in great shape, Alonso taking six podium finishes from the first eight grands prix. However they have slipped back since then, and prior to this weekend’s race announced technical director Dan Fallows had parted company with the team.

Alonso sees little prospect for any improvement in the team’s performance tomorrow or over the remaining rounds at Losail and Yas Marina. “It’s a tough race in front of us,” he said. “We are 17th and 20th and we want to improve, but I think this year it’s unlikely.”

“Pain”;

https://www.racefans.net/2024/11/23/...-in-las-vegas/


Stroll reveals he lost team radio on Lap 1
24 Nov 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Lance Stroll finished 15th in Las Vegas for Aston Martin, but explained after the race that he’d run the entire Grand Prix without a working radio.

‘Lost team radio on Lap 1’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/st...90864252510388


Alonso makes 'gold' claim as Aston Martin struggles continue
Fernando Alonso has failed to score a point in the last four Formula 1 races.
26 Nov 2024
Nick Golding & Ian Parkes
RacingNews365

Fernando Alonso has claimed that "every point is gold" for Aston Martin currently, with the team continuing to struggle on a consistent basis.

Aston Martin have endured a challenging campaign, with Alonso wanting to reward the team for its efforts by scoring points. When asked by select media including RacingNews365 whether his frustration to lose a point summarised Aston Martin's season, Alonso answered: "Yeah, definitely.”

"I think every point is gold for us at the moment, even if we are not fighting for many important things, I think it's good to give something back to the mechanics and to everyone in the team, after all the struggles. Only two races left this year, but there is a lot of trust in the team, and a lot of new people and new ideas that will come in the future. So, yeah, looking forward."

"Every point is gold";

https://racingnews365.com/alonso-mak...ggles-continue


Adrian Newey Can Help Fix Aston Martin ‘Mistakes’ In 2025
Nov 26, 2024
F1 Chronicle

Aston Martin is eagerly looking forward to the arrival of Adrian Newey early next year, team ambassador Pedro de la Rosa admits. Although the team’s performance has utterly collapsed since a strong early start to 2023, Lawrence Stroll is still investing heavily in Aston Martin.

“That’s what we’re here for,” team ambassador Pedro de la Rosa, a former F1 driver, told DAZN, “to change the future a little, to improve with the 2025 car, to improve many of the mistakes that have been made in the design of this car. Above all, we are looking forward to the addition of Enrico Cardile and Adrian Newey,” he added.

‘Arrival of Adrian Newey’;

https://f1chronicle.com/adrian-newey.../?nowprocket=1


Alonso vows to learn from Verstappen: 'He was the best'
25 Nov 2024
Estéban den Toom
GPblog.com

Max Verstappen has become Formula 1 world champion for the fourth time in a row. The Dutchman is receiving congratulations from his rivals for his achievement, including from Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz and Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso. The Spaniards speak highly of the Red Bull driver's performance in a car that often wasn't the fastest.

"Congrats. I think he's driven for four years now at an incredibly high level. I think this year he just dominated whenever he had a dominant car, and then he didn’t do mistakes and maximised the points that he could get with a less performing car and just did whatever he had to do in every race and congrats because he clearly deserves it," Sainz said.

Alonso also complimented the number-one driver. "Big congratulations. This one has to feel very special to him, I imagine, because the car is not maybe as dominant as last year. I think he did an incredible performance this year to put the car in a position that it was not maybe realistic. The best example is Brazil one weekend. This is all down to him, I think this year and he was the best. Always things to learn from a driver like him in this kind of performance this year," Alonso said.

‘Alonso vows to learn from Verstappen’;

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/31481...erstappen.html